1955 Chevrolet Bel Air â?" Custom Street Build with 350 V8, Professional Interior, Coated Undercarriage Why This Car Is Special The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air holds a specific and well-earned place in American automotive history. Along with the 1956 and 1957 models, it forms what collectors commonly call the 'Tri-Five' generation â?" a three-year run that represented a complete break from the slab-sided, upright designs Chevrolet had been producing through the early 1950s. The 1955 model was the first year of this new body style, penned largely by designer Clare MacKichan under Harley Earl's direction. It introduced a lower, wider stance, a Ferrari-inspired egg-crate grille, and wraparound windshield glass that felt genuinely contemporary for its time. What made the 1955 Bel Air significant beyond its looks was what Chevrolet put under the hood that year. The 1955 model year marked the debut of the Chevrolet small-block V8 â?" a 265 cubic inch engine that would become one of the most influential engine designs in American automotive history. Lightweight, efficient, and enormously tunable, that engine launched an entire culture of performance modification that continues to this day. The car you're looking at here is a direct descendant of that tradition: a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air that has been built as a serious, driver-quality custom, with a 350 cubic inch small-block making 300 horsepower, modern braking hardware, power steering, and a fully custom interior done by a professional shop. The VIN on this car decodes to a 1955 Chevrolet built in Norwood, Ohio â?" one of several plants that produced Bel Airs during the model year. Chevrolet sold over 1.7 million cars in 1955, its best sales year to that point, and the Bel Air was the top trim level in the lineup, positioned above the Two-Ten and One-Fifty series. The two-door sedan body style this car wears was one of the more popular configurations, offering the clean roofline of the hardtop's greenhouse with the added structural integrity of a B-pillar. This particular 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air has been built to drive. It is not a trailer queen or a show-points car â?" it is a well-sorted custom with proven hardware from recognized aftermarket suppliers, a professional interior build, and an undercarriage that has been coated and preserved. The copper and white two-tone exterior is a strong color pairing that suits the body lines of the 1955 Bel Air well, and the period-correct chrome bumpers and Bel Air badging keep the look grounded in the car's original identity. Features List - 350 cubic inch V8, rated at 300 horsepower - Automatic transmission - Edelbrock chrome valve covers - Edelbrock open element chrome air cleaner - Aluminum intake manifold - Headers - Performance plug wires - Aluminum radiator - SSBC power disc brakes (front) - Power steering - Dual exhaust with chrome tips - Coated undercarriage - Cooper Radial tires - Chrome S/S Cragar wheels - Custom interior by M&M Interiors - Custom bucket seats, front and rear, in copper suede and black vinyl - Matching custom suede door panels - Black carpet with Chevy Bowtie floor mats - Engine-turned aluminum dash trim with chrome accents - Custom white-faced performance gauge cluster - Bel Air dash badge - Ididit tilt steering column - Billet steering wheel - Lokar floor shifter - Custom Auto Sound in-dash stereo head unit - Dome light - Chrome front and rear bumpers with bumper guards - 55 and Bel Air exterior badging - Two-tone copper and white exterior paint Mechanical The engine in this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air is a 350 cubic inch small-block Chevrolet V8, producing 300 horsepower. This is a natural progression of the engine family that Chevrolet introduced in this very body style back in 1955. The 350 became the definitive version of the small-block, introduced in 1967 and used in virtually every performance application Chevrolet produced for decades. Pairing it with this car makes both mechanical and historical sense. The engine